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  <dc:title>Polythene specimen by the Imperial Chemical Industry</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Glass jar containing two specimens of polythene.  Jar label inscribed: 'Polythene from the first 1 cwt ever made. These specimens were made batchwise in 3/4 litre vessels in late 1936 or early in 1937. The sheet was prepared at Ardeer from material taken there for evaluation.' Jar lid inscribed: 'ICI' [Imperial Chemical Industry], leading British chemical manufacturers. 'Ardeer' refers to one of ICI's plants in Ardeer, Ayrshire, Scotland.</dc:description>
  <dc:date>1937</dc:date>
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